tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-371294042018-03-06T14:34:54.572-06:00Nina OriginalsWelcome into a view of my artistic world.Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.comBlogger171125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-33021692073495975032014-11-04T11:30:00.000-06:002014-11-04T11:30:02.368-06:00More Americana Chalky Decor Paint Makeovers
Sink cabinets before painting
Linen storage cabinets
Given how pleased we were in the difference the china cabinet makeovers and how easy it is to use the Americana Chalky Decor Paint and Wax, I decided to update my guest bathroom. The cabinets were the original finish and have 30 years of wear and tear. This bathroom is an interior room and Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-87480857186911585912014-11-03T10:54:00.000-06:002014-11-03T10:54:00.561-06:00Antique Birdcage Makeover for Home Office
My friend, Jo Pearson had a fabulous garage sale earlier this year and I picked up a very unusual and large vintage birdcage from her.
Vintage Birdcage
When I bought it, I wasn't sure where I would use it, but I found a perfect spot when I was planning my home office makeover. I needed to update the color from the federal blue to match my color Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-13424669439418747382014-11-02T13:30:00.000-06:002014-11-02T13:30:03.431-06:00
DIY Office Decor
Succulent Palette
On my schedule this year was a home office makeover. I choose a palette based on a Design Seeds post. I ultimately just used the first three colors as my accent colors and went a bit more on the blog side with the feather palette for the walls.
Feather Palette
Martha Stewart Crafts had the perfect colors in their Vintage Decor Chalk Paint, Cantaloupe Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-87285440157203208712014-11-02T08:30:00.000-06:002014-11-02T08:30:01.390-06:00One Good Turn
We loved the china cabinet upcycle so much, we decided I should do the big cabinet we inherited from my mother-in-law. As this one was so much heavier and didn't come apart in two pieces like the previous one, I just painted it in place. I did learn from the first one not to sand - it really did work much better. It still took 3 coats of paint. American Decor Chalky Finish Paint isNina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-85180294710079501082014-11-01T20:45:00.000-05:002014-11-01T20:45:00.402-05:00Updating the China Cabinets
After redoing the ceiling, the room was darker and seemed very mono-toned. We have 3 china cabinets in the room, all given to us when they didn't work in other's homes. I use them to display art. I've seen all types of furniture upcycling on Pinterest and Hometalk using chalkboard paint and I decided to do the china cabinet from my sister-in-law. I felt it would Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-33703094674321658272014-11-01T17:36:00.000-05:002014-11-01T17:36:11.812-05:00The Year of Remodeling/Renovating
Our home was built in the middle 80s when popcorn ceilings were in every single house. For the last 15 years, I've hated those ceilings and have removed them in some of our smaller rooms. The den is very big and has vaulted ceilings. For years we couldn't come up with a good way to take care of it that didn't cost a fortune, take a long time or make a huge mess.Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-65706449376021580962013-11-17T16:28:00.000-06:002013-11-17T16:32:07.955-06:00
Burlap Canvas Clock
When I spotted these burlap canvases from Michaels, I thought they were really cool. I knew I wanted to create a project with them. They are available in select stores on the Pinterest In-store Featured Endcaps. While normally I buy all of my supplies for projects that I make, Michaels provided me with the supplies to create this project. (though I have gone and bought moreNina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-19626917581949043792013-11-03T17:38:00.000-06:002013-11-03T17:38:28.251-06:00Victorian Art Doll Witch
This Year's Witch
Every year I create another art doll witch to add to my growing collection. Here is this year's version - she's a little Victorian-style, not a traditional witch.
Nina Owens Victorian-style Art Doll Witch
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Close up - Victorian Art Doll Witch by Nina Owens
I'm still exploring dolls using birdcages. This is an antique cage a friend gave me. True to Victorian-nature, Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-28041001933795728622013-10-15T08:30:00.000-05:002013-11-03T17:38:58.577-06:00Basil Salt Gift Jars
Basil Salt Gifts
This is another pin there - done that project. It's no secret that I'm an avid Pinterest fan or that I usually have an over-abundance of basil. I spotted the idea for basil salt on Home Is Where The Boat Is (one of my favorite blogs).
I made the basil salt and packaged it in Glass Snap Top Wedding Favor Jars that I found at Michaels. I made the labels, printed them and Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-48084875967237688532013-10-14T18:00:00.000-05:002013-11-03T17:39:19.805-06:00Mixed Media Collages
I had fun playing around with colors and textures on canvases this year. The quote is from the song "Enjoy the Ride" by Morcheeba from Deep Dive.﻿
Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-52186539077486600772013-10-13T18:00:00.001-05:002013-11-03T17:39:48.778-06:00Mixed Media Canvas Collage
This is actually the first canvas I created in what became a series of three that I hung in my studio. The first picture is the original color combination I created and the second once I reworked the colors so it would coordinate with the other two canvases I made in the series. The verse is from "Enjoy the Ride" by Morcheeba from Deep Dive.
Canvas once I reworked the colors
Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-71635756692783819442013-10-13T12:33:00.000-05:002013-11-03T17:40:13.697-06:00From Quincenera to Ghost Doll
Remember last year's Quincenera Doll makeover? I had a couple more on hand and decided to turn one into a ghost doll. Unfortunately Michaels, where I got the original doll no longer carries them. You could turn any porcelain doll into your own ghost using the same steps.
Close up of face
I carefully removed the wig and spray painted it with white spray paint until I got the desired look. INina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-1426505566754133362013-10-06T17:39:00.001-05:002013-11-03T17:40:34.539-06:00Halloween Décor
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The materials
Adding glass beads for eyes
and forming nose
I spotted these cool foam skulls in Michaels from their Celebrate It! Halloween collection. I thought they would be the perfect base for sculpting - after all they are already the proper foundation for a head.﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿
Starting sculpting by adding
clay around form
Finished with sculpting
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Spiral done with twisted bugles. Raku heart
pendant bought at Bead & Button Show last year
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Class piece from Tyler Bead Retreat
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Steampunk style with metal beads and
clock & gear charms
Another class piece from Tyler Bead Retreat
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Blue coral pendant with beading
Wooden beads bought at
convention this year
Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-13038533348492412992013-10-06T16:02:00.001-05:002013-11-03T17:41:02.478-06:00The Pond ﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿
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The pride of my backyard landscaping
Pond with water lilies. They only bloom in the
spring before the leaves fill out on the trees,
otherwise they don't get enough sun to bloom.
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Lilies in bloom
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Goldfish waiting to be feed
Lily in bloom
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Friends enjoying lunch by the pond
Zeke taking a drink from the pond,
watching the Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-85877374574517751372013-10-06T15:38:00.001-05:002013-11-03T17:41:38.981-06:00﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿﻿What Almost 30 Years of DIY Landscape Looks Like
Backyard landscaped area view from south side
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View from back of yard towards backyard, decks & house
You can hardly see the house for the trees. Yes, Ben's
shop is equipped with TV
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From house towards back of yard. Old
metal bed frame covered with Asian jasmine
My husband and I have spent almost 30 years working on the landscaping of our Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-85802218150581756832013-09-29T17:40:00.000-05:002013-11-03T17:42:04.320-06:00Copper Heart Boxes How-to
I created layered multi-media hearts inside boxes for my heart exchange art. I cut irregular shaped hearts out of thin metal sheets and ran them through my Sizzix machine using embossing folders. I used a heat gun on the copper heart to give them a nice patina.
I had some inside boxes left from some Tim Holtz Configuration Boxes that I bought from Michaels. I applied lace with gel medium and Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-47662137815513785972013-09-29T17:24:00.001-05:002013-11-03T17:42:23.870-06:00Heart Exchange
Earlier this year my art gal pals and I did a heart exchange. We were each to create an art piece with a heart theme. There were no other restrictions - we could do whatever we wanted in any medium. We got together at Brio Tuscan Grill at Watter's Creek for lunch & our exchange.
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Lisa studying gift
Packaging
My altered Altoid tins with homemade hand balm
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My Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-15994889971276567172013-02-17T18:53:00.002-06:002013-11-03T17:42:41.440-06:00Random Acts of Kindness, Pin There - Done ThatDon't you just love all the great ideas you find on Pinterest? I am proud to say I've actually gotten around to doing some of the projects and ideas that I've found. I thought the idea for an extreme hand balm would be good to make as a gift, especially for my artist friends. The original pinner claimed "makes your hands feel as soft as a baby's butt". It is easy enough, with only three Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-40014551982361167412013-02-17T18:20:00.001-06:002013-11-03T17:43:08.305-06:00Bead Retreat ProjectsVicki & I attended the Texas Bead Retreat again this year, our 6th year in a row. It is always so much fun and we get so many things accomplished. I was able to finish a bead embroidery necklace, a bracelet with Vicki's help with the directions (Dragon Dance bracelet from May issue of Beadwork magazine) and we took a pendant class. I wish I could find more of the cool face button that I used on Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-71657364177587237452013-02-17T17:45:00.000-06:002013-11-03T17:43:27.708-06:00Small CanvasesI found small multi-packs of canvases at Michaels and picked up a few. They are an economical way to create little pieces of art. I save paper towels from when I do alcohol ink projects. I decoupaged those on the canvases for an instant background. In the tower bins at Michaels I found packages of assorted embossed shapes. I painted those and ran some chalk ink over them to highlight the Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-52608134656700635132013-02-17T17:27:00.002-06:002013-11-03T17:43:46.463-06:00Beaded FlowersGeri of Bead Crazee in Tyler caught these flowers at one of the 2012 Texas Bead Retreat. I bought the supplies to make more, but didn't get around to making them until the Christmas holidays. I was home alone with the dog and it snowed. We sat in the recliner all day, watching movies and I beaded until I ran out of rivolis to make more.
Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-75047249872528729032013-02-17T16:35:00.000-06:002013-11-03T17:44:10.869-06:00Christmas Exchange Vicki & I get together for lunch and to exchange Christmas gifts each year (and then we usually spend the rest of the day shopping). This year I made her two necklaces and came up with some creative packaging. I found the triangle box (triangle is her favorite shape), the letter V and the scrapbook photo case at Michaels. Using them made them gifts as well. I bought the cabs for the necklaces Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-50517876629887330102013-02-17T16:18:00.003-06:002013-11-03T17:44:43.271-06:00Another Pin There - Done ThatI spotted these great Mad Hatter Ornaments from the blog Seeing Things on Pinterest. I made several and gave them to the gals at our holiday luncheon in December.
Nina Owenshttps://plus.google.com/105394804036840960943noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37129404.post-27391634885828264812013-02-17T15:27:00.003-06:002013-11-03T17:45:00.755-06:00Chihuly Exhibit
The fabulous glass works of Chihuly were exhibited last year at the Dallas Arboretum. Vicki and I spent one very warm December afternoon exploring these amazing art pieces.
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